Cover for wheel-tires.



V. T. KEQLAR. COVER FOR WHEEL TIRES. APPLICATION men real 9,1914.

Patentd Apr. 6, 1915 means.

UNlTED srar as earner Pie,

VICTORT. I IELIJ1R, OF NEW YORK, Y. ASSIGNOR TO THE ALLEN AUTO SPECIALTY I COMPANY, OF NEVI YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK:

CGVER FOB WHEEL-TIRES.

ZbaZZ-whom it may concerm Be it known that I, VICTOR T. IxnLLAn, a

citizen of the United States of America, and

residing in the borough of lfilanhattan, in

the city, county, and State of New York,

usually when removed from the-wheel ri1n,

although in some cases, covers have been provided to inclose the demounted rims as well as the tires thereon. Y

My present invention, however, consists of a cover which is adapted for use upon a complete spare wheel having hub and spokes permanently secured to the rim. It is especially useful with what are known as wire wheels, that is, wheels having spokes of wire. l/Vith such a wheel the ordinary form of cover cannot be used, because the wheel spokes would interfere With the inner flaps,

' In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wire wheel provided with my improved cover; Fig. 2 is an en: larged cross-sectionalview of the cover in placeon a wheel rim and tire thereon, indi cated by dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a crosssection through a portion of the cover; and Fig. l is a similar View through a modified form of construction,

A indicates the rim, Bthe tire, C the wire spokes and D the hub of a wire wheel.

The cover is of waterproofing'flexible material, as usual, and its main part comprises two side strips E, E ,-united by a tread strip F to form a trough shaped piece to be drawn lengthwise around the periphery of the wheel tire and to have its ends overlapped and secured by snap fastenings f,fFig. 1,

in a manner commonly employed in tirecovv,

ers for separate spare tires. The inner edges of the s1de pieces E, E are provlded wlth inwardly promoting or re'e'ntrant flanges e, a,

narrow in width, but of the full'length of the side strips, These flanges may con: veniently/be formed of separate strips of material stitched under the folded edges of the side pieces, but in any case, these flanges when the cover is off the tire will tend to fold against their respective side pieces Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

Application filed February 9, 1914. Serial No. 817,627.

E, E To the flange e on one side I secure at: intervals as by rivets 7c cross straps K. The opposite end of each strap carries one member of a snap fastening I6 the other member of which is carried by the flange e on the side piece E upon the tire on the wheel, these cross straps are passed through the spaces between the wire spokes and when the opposite side pieces E and E are drawn tightup around the wheel and rim, the free ends of the etraps K are secured by the snap fastenings 1 the flanges e, 6 tight down'onto the inner face of the wheel rim, so that they will hug the latter and make a tight joint all the way round.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4 I have shown a flange reinforced to insure a perfectly water tight joint with the'riln. This reinforcement may be of any suitable character, preferably of flexible semi-rigid material such as celluloid or whale bone M arranged at the inner edge of the flange. As the straps K are pulled tight and fastened, this resilient stiffening material presses the tire tread, side strips secured on both sides of the tread strip and adapted to embrace the sides of the tire, continuous marginal flanges attached to said side strips and extending the .length of the cover and adapted to overlie the inner periphery of the wheel rim outside the spoke area, and means extending between the wheel spokes for drawing the free edges of said flanges into continuous and uninterrupted close engagement with the innerv periphery of the wheel rim to exclude dirt and Water from the tire.

2. A the cover for spare wheels comprising an annular trough-like casing adapted to envelop the tread and sides of a wheel tire, the endsof the casing being telescoped WVhen the cover is put flap firmly against the inner face of the in adjusted position, fastening means for securlngsaid telesooped ends together; reg

entrant-marginal flaps onthe innerperiph-eeraledges of the. opposite sides of said-cover, and means passing betweenthe spokes and spaced about the openiinner periphery of the cover for drawing said marginal flaps in expanded position into; close engagement with the wheel scribed. I I

, 3 A tire cover forspare wheels compris-f ingan annular, trough-like casing adapted toj enyelop the tread and sides of a wheel tire,- the ends of the casing being teleseoped in adjusted position, "fastening means for seeuring said telescoped ends together reentrant marginal flaps 0n the inner periphera le'dges of the opposite sides of said cover,

and ineans passing between the spokes and spaced about the open inner periphery of the cover for drawing said marginal flaps in expanded position into close engagement with the wheel rim, together with resilient reinforced means in said flaps ser'ving in the rim substantially .as deadjusted position of the co er to add pres- I sure to the engagement between said flaps and the wheel rim, for the purpose described. 4:. A tire coverfo spare wheels comprising an annular, trough-like casing adapted ginal flaps into continuous close engagement with the inner periphery of the Wheel rim.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

vioron r. KELLAR. Witnesses GEORGE A. Ovens, S. V. MAH N. 

